VIDEO CASSETTES AND DVD'S FOR STUDY SERIES

-  C -  (Church)

VCC-800 CLOUD OF WITNESSES: SERIES- (Y/A); 4 videos, 40 min. ea.; guide and study book; Graded Press, 1988.

4 videos about great church leaders designed to accompany the Cloud of Witness study book. Dr. Karen Carter of the Phillips Graduate Seminary hosts these colorful videos shot on location in The Vatican, Rome and Assisi, Worms, Geneva, Malta and Lutterworth, England. A captivating musical score enhances the study.

.1 AUGUSTINE; LEO and GREGORY

.2 MONASTICISM; THE CRUSADES

.3 THOMAS AQUINAS; EARLY REFORMER

.4 MARTIN LUTHER; JOHN CALVIN

VCC-801 THE TRIAL AND TESTIMONY OF THE EARLY CHURCH SERIES: FROM CHRIST TO CONSTANTINE- (Y/A); 2 videos, 6 30-min. parts; Guide & book; Vision Video, 1990.

Filmed on location, this video gives the story of early Christianity and how it thrived despite repeated attempts to suppress it.

.1 FOUNDATIONS - What do we know about Christ? What happened to the 12 apostles?

SPREAD - How early believers spread the message to the world.

ACCUSATION - The Roman Empire levels charges against believers.

.2 PERSECUTION - The church is persecuted by the Roman Empire.

TESTIMONY - Heroic figures such as Polycarp and Perpetus risk all for the church.

TRANSITION - The church during the time of Constantine received legal standing, favor and preference - a blessing or a bane?

VCC-802 CHURCH LEADERS UNDER FIRE SERIES- (A); 5 videos, 25 min. ea.; Guide; Priority One, 1990.

A five-part series to help church leaders address the critical issues of burnout, moral impurity, etc. which tear at the heart of the church. Shows interviews with real people who have experienced the various problems dealt with on the videos.

.1 PREVENTING BURN-OUT- Deals with the symptoms, causes and solutions to burnout.

.2 FAMILY PRIORITIES- Church leaders throughout America give their own accounts “positive and negative“of juggling priorities.

.3 SOURCES OF CONFLICT- Local church leaders discuss sources of conflict in their church and ways to reduce tension in order to avoid conflict. Conflicts include: spending money, congregations vs. minister, and power struggles. Shows that some conflict is inevitable

.4 MAINTAINING MORAL PURITY- Gives important guidelines to church leaders for maintaining moral purity while working closely with others. Video provides counsel on reducing the level of sexual temptation.

.5 STRESS, SEX, AND VULNERABILITY- Video points out the tremendous amount of stress members of the clergy are under today. Focus is on problems of male clergy. Covers the correlation of stress, sex and vulnerability from the viewpoint of Christian psychology. Gives pastors ideas for helping themselves avoid problems discussed.

VCC-803 REFORMATION OVERVIEW- (A); 2 videos with 6 30 min. programs; guide & student worksheets; Christian History Institute, 1995.

The Reformation dramatically changed the course of Christian history and Western Civilization. The issues they faced then still confront us today. This lively video curriculum series brings the Reformation alive and introduces the key reformers and major turning points.

.1 WYCLIFFE, HUS, LUTHER- These first three programs look at two key reformers before Luther -Wycliffe & Hus - and at Luther himself.

.2 THE SWISS, ANABAPTISTS, TYNDALE- These three programs look at the Swiss Reformation with Zwingle and Calvin, the Anabaptists and William Tyndale.

VCC-804 INSIDE THE VATICAN with Sir Peter Ustinov- (A); 4 videos; 50 min. ea.; No Guide; Multimedia Entertainment, 1995.

This series explores the riches of the Vatican. Sir Peter Ustinov takes the viewer on a tour of the inner sanctums and secret archives which reveal fabulous art masterpieces and historical treasures. In mock interviews with historical guests, Sir Peter makes history come to life. The series is fascinating for viewers of all denominations.

.1 UPON THIS ROCK- In this episode Sir Peter Ustinov takes the viewer on a tour of the Vatican. He then goes to the Coliseum in the days of the Roman Empire. At Constantinople he interviews Emperor Constantine. He shows how the Pontiff Pope Gregory the Great brought Christ's message to the West.

.2 THE FLIGHT FROM ROME- Sir Peter travels the European continent and observes how Christianity answered the call of the spiritual hunger of the people. The video includes interviews with Charlemagne, St. Francis of Assisi, and St. Catherine of Siena. It shows how the Papacy itself was plunged into turmoil and exiled to Avignon.

.3 THE RENAISSANCE- The viewer experiences the turbulent times prior to the Renaissance. Sir Peter interviews Savanarola and Martin Luther. The greatest works of art the world has ever known are displayed. Sir Peter shows how Pope Julius II tore down the 1,000-year-old St. Peter's Basilica and gave Michelangelo the Vatican to use as a canvas.

.4 THE THIRD MILLENIUM- The last video brings the story of the Vatican from the Middle Ages to the present and into the future. It begins with the struggles against Protestantism waged by Pope Paul III in the Congregation of Roman Inquisition. Sir Peter interviews Galileo and shows the controversial "reconciliation" of Mussolini and Pope Pius XI. Pope John Paul II is the final person to be interviewed.

VCC-805 LANDMARKS OF FAITH: A TRAVELOGUE OF AMERICAN SPIRITUALITY with Schuyler Sackett- (Y/A); 13 sessions, 46 min. ea.; Guides; EcuFilm, 1998.

This beautiful, historical series explores America's rich tapestry of religious beliefs by visiting those places where these faiths took root and grew. Join host Schuyler Sackett on an incredible journey to churches, synagogues, cathedrals and meeting sites across the country and discover how each place has made a significant contribution to America's past and present.

.1 METHODIST CAMP MEETINGS- In the early 1800's rustic Methodist campgrounds sprang up from Kentucky to New England. They were the setting for countless revivals marked by firebrand preaching, hymn-singing, and emotional testifying. Many camp meeting sites matured into soul-restoring retreats.

.2 PURITAN NEW ENGLAND- In Hingham, Massachusetts, there is a Congregational Meeting House named "The Old Ship." Built in 1881, it is a unique link to the era of the Pilgrims, the Puritans, and the early Quakers. Included are the stories of Anne Hutchinson, Roger Williams, and the Salem Witch Trials. It takes us on a journey that goes from Plymouth Rock to the American Revolution.

.3 CATHOLIC MARYLAND- Maryland was the first English province in the New World to offer religious tolerance to all, so it was a natural destination for persecuted English Catholics. The strong tradition of social justice fostered by American Catholics seems to flow from the steps of the great Basilica of the Assumption in Baltimore, the oldest Catholic Cathedral in America. Elizabeth Ann Seton's work with children and the career of Archbishop James Gibbons are featured.

.4 LATTER-DAY SAINTS: BEGINNINGS- The early history of the Latter-day Saints is a saga of violent persecution and migration as Joseph Smith and the faithful searched for a place to practice their religion in peace. The Mormons built Nauvoo ("beautiful city") on a bluff above the Mississippi River in Illinois. Mob violence by outsiders and the murder of Joseph Smith forced the Mormons to move to Salt Lake City to a place of peace at last.

.5 CHRIST CHURCH--PHILADELPHIA- Christ Church is considered the "Mother Church" of America's Protestant Episcopal Church. It is also referred to as "our nation's church." This was the church of George Washington and Benjamin Franklin, providing a direct link to the faith that inspired the founders of the United States.

.6 THE CALIFORNIA MISSIONS- Founded by Father Junipero Serra in the late 1700's, the 21 California missions spread Christianity and expanded the influence of the Spanish Crown. They prospered for only 60 years, and then at the peak, were abandoned.

.7 THE SHAKERS- In the late 1700's, the Shakers established one of the best-known Utopian movements in the history of the United States. Visiting villages in the Berkshires of western Massachusetts and upstate New York, we learn about the fundamentals of Shaker worship, their lifestyle, and elegant simplicity of design.

.8 AMERICA'S FIRST SYNAGOGUES- This video is the dramatic story of the Jewish pilgrims who founded congregation Shearith Israel--"A Remnant of Israel"--in 1654 in the Dutch trading post of New Amsterdam (New York). Woven through this tale are fascinating characters: Haym, who helped finance the American Revolution; a naval commodore who saved Monticello from ruin, and Emma Lazarus, poet of immigrants.

.9 THE PRESBYTERIANS AND PRINCETON- This is the story of early Presbyterians who came to America and founded colleges--beginning with Princeton--and carried their influence to all parts of the growing nation. Included are visionaries from John Witherspoon to Woodrow Wilson, whose ideal of faith intertwined with learning has so profoundly shaped our world.

.10 THE HERITAGE OF AFRICAN-AMERICAN WORSHIP- This is the dramatic story of the African-American church in America from Boston's African Meeting House (1804) to Birmingham and Montgomery in the 1960's. It tells about Richard Allen, who founded the African Methodist Episcopal Church and Absalom Jones, who became America's first ordained African-American clergyman. Their vision showed the courage and community that combined African spirituality with the Christian message of liberation.

.11 RUSSIAN ORTHODOX ALASKA- The video tells the story of St. Michael's Russian Orthodox Cathedral in Sitka, in the old Russian colony now known as Alaska. Father Ivan Veniaminov used his energy and intelligence to bridge the diverse Russian and Tlingit cultures. It tells of Father Herman, an ascetic monk who spoke with angels and commanded a tidal wave to be calm.

.12 HISTORIC AMERICAN CATHEDRALS- Catholic, Protestant, and Eastern Orthodox cathedrals occupy places of honor in cities across America. This program majestically features several of these cathedrals from San Antonio to New York City.

.13 CATHOLIC CHURCHES OF OLD NEW MEXICO- Catholic churches in New Mexico reveal the heritage of two very different cultures--Catholic settlers from Mexico and Spain and the Pueblo Indians. These cultures often clashed, but also shared the belief that the realm of the spirit is a potent force in everyday life.

VCC-806 THE CHRISTIAN STORY with Martin Marty-(A); 6 sessions - 19-23 min. ea; 125 min. total; Guide; EcuFilm, 1999.

In this video series, Dr. Marty talks about The Past Christian Story--the story that Christians have in common with one another. The six sessions are entitled: 1. What's Your Story? (19:58) 2. The Middle Ages (19:20) 3. The Reformation (19:20) 4. The Church in America (19:45) 5. The Enlightenment (23:30) 6. The Church Around the World (21)

VCC-807 AUGUSTINE: PHILOSOPHER AND SAINT with Dr. Phillip Cary- (A); 2 videos, 12 sessions; Guide; The Teaching Company, 1997.

Dr. Phillip Cary is the renowned Arthur J. Ennis Post-Doctoral Fellow at Villanova University, where he teaches graduate seminars. He has published and presented numerous papers on St. Augustine. This series includes 12 of his lectures on St. Augustine.

A. Lectures 1 - 6

1. Church Father

2. Christian Platonist

3. Confessions: The Search for Wisdom

4. Confessions: Love and Tears

5. Confessions: The Road Home

6. Augustine's Career as a Christian Writer

B. Lectures 7 - 12

7. Faith, Love, and Grace

8. Evil, Free Will, Original Sin & Predestination

9. Signs and Sacraments

10. The Inner Self

11. The Trinity and the Soul

12. The City of God

VCC-808 GREAT SOULS series- (Y/A) 50 min. ea.; No guide; Gateway Films, 2002..

David Aikman, Senior Correspondent for Time Magazine, traveled all over the world and observed many world leaders. He selected some that he felt were "Great Souls" because of their incredible qualities of character. Included in this inspiring series are his private interviews with some of these outstanding individuals.

.1 NELSON MANDELA - MAN OF FORGIVENESS- This program, filmed on location across South Africa, follows Nelson Mandela from his idyllic childhood to his days as a young freedom fighter against the injustice of Apartheid in South Africa, and to his twenty-seven years in prison, and his remarkable ascendancy to become South Africa's first multiracial president. This remarkable man helped to avert a blood bath revolution and redeem a nation from its shameful past.

.2 POPE JOHN PAUL II - CRUSADER FOR HUMAN DIGNITY- This program is the dramatic story of a young Polish Catholic boy who went from an aspiring actor and athlete to become the first non-Italian Pope in four hundred years. It shows how John Paul used his high office to undermine and help destroy communism in Eastern Europe while at the same time transporting the papacy onto a world stage.

.3 ALEKSANDR SOLZHENITSYN - VOICE OF TRUTH; Hailed as the greatest Russian writer of the 20th century, Solzhenitsyn went from avowed Communist to Gulag prisoner and outspoken advocate for the destruction of the Soviet Empire. His writings exploded the myth of the Communist ideology and set the stage for the collapse of the Soviet Union. Filmed on location across Russia, the video follows his journey across the turbulent years of Russia’s Communist experiment and examines his spiritual odyssey that made him the champion of truth.

VCC-809 HISTORY OF CHRISTIANITY series with Dr. Timothy George- (H.S./A); 2 videos, 6 sessions @ 30 min. ea.; Teacher's Guide; Student workbook; Video script; Gateway Films, 1998.

This survey course is designed to stimulate your curiosity by providing glimpses of some of the pivotal events in the spread of Christianity and sketches of great church figures who have significantly affected Christian history, thereby shaping the history of the world. Dr. Timothy George is a historian and Dean of Samford University, Beeson Divinity School.

.1 Programs 1 - 3

Part 1 - The Early Church - A.D. 65 - Executions of Peter and Paul to A.D. 430 - Death of St. Augustine in North Africa

Part 2 - The Church in the Middle Ages: 410 - Fall of Rome to 1483 - Birth of Martin Luther

Part 3 - The Reformation: Division and Renewal Between Medieval and Modern Times - 1483 - Birth of Martin Luther to 1564 - Death of John Calvin

.2 Programs 4 - 6

Part 4 - The Age of Reason and Piety - 1543 - Copernican Revolution to 1738 - Conversion of John Wesley

Part 5 - A City Set on a Hill: Christianity in the New World 1492 to 1770 - Death of George Whitefield

Part 6 - Into All the World: Christian Movement in an Age of Uncertainty - From 1789 Fall of the Bastille to 1989 - Fall of the Berlin Wall.

VCC-810 EARLY CHRISTIANITY: THE EXPERIENCE OF THE DIVINE- (A); 6 videos; 24 lectures; 30 min. ea. Guide; Teaching Company, 1996.

Professor Luke Timothy Johnson (Professor of New Testament and Christian Origins, Emory University) provides an in-depth study of the origins and history of early Christianity.

.1 PART ONE-

Lecture 1 - Christianity as a Religion

Lecture 2 - What is a Religion?

Lecture 3 - The Role of Religious Experiences

Lecture 4 - Sourcing Christianity

Lecture 5 - The Imperial Context

Lecture 6 - Greco-Roman Polytheism

Lecture 7 - Greco-Roman Religious Experiences

Lecture 8 - The Symbolic World of Torah

Lecture 9 - Palestinian Judaism in the Greco-Roman World

Lecture 10- Judaism in the Hellenistic Diaspora

Lecture 11- Jesus and the Gospels.

Lecture 12- The Resurrection Experience

.2 PART TWO

Lecture 13- Movement Meets World - Five Key Transitions

Lecture 14- Ritual Imprinting and Politics of Perfection

Lecture 15- Glossolalia and the Embarrassments of Experience

Lecture 16- Meals Are Where the Magic Is

Lecture 17 - Healing and Salvation

Lecture 18 - Access to Power - Visions and Prayer

Lecture 19 - The Holy Community

Lecture 20 - The Community’s Worship

Lecture 21 - The Transforming Word of Scripture

Lecture 22 - Teachers and Creeds

Lecture 23 - The Power of the Saints

Lecture 24 - Christianities Popular and Real

VCC-811 THE HISTORY OF CHRISTIANITY IN THE REFORMATION ERA- (A); 9 videos, 36 sessions; 30 min. ea.; Guide; Teaching Company, 2001.

Brad Gregory, Assistant Professor of History at Stanford University, explores the watershed period of history that transformed Western Civilization at the dawn of the modern age. This course gives a balanced, solid historical overview of the Reformation Era during the years that separated Luther’s Ninety-five Theses (1517) from the end of the Thirty Years’ War (1648).

.1A PART ONE - TAPE ONE

Lecture 1 - Early Modern Christianity: A Larger View

Lecture 2 - The Landscape of Late Medieval Life

Lecture 3 - Late Medieval Christendom: Beliefs, Practices, Institutions I

Lecture 4 - Late Medieval Christendom: Beliefs, Practices, Institutions II

.1B PART ONE - TAPE TWO

Lecture 5 - Vigorous or Corrupt? Christianity on the Eve of the Reformation

Lecture 6 - Christian Humanism: Erudition, Education, Reform

Lecture 7 - Martin Luther’s Road to Reformation

Lecture 8 - The Theology of Martin Luther

.1C PART ONE - TAPE THREE

Lecture 9 - Huldrych Zwingli: The Early Reformation in Switzerland

Lecture 10 - Profile of a Protest Movement: The Early Reformation in Germany

Lecture 11 - The Peasants’ War of 1524-25

Lecture 12 - The Emergence of Early Anabaptism

.2A PART TWO - TAPE ONE

Lecture 13 - The Spread of Early Protestantism: France, the Low Countries, and England

Lecture 14 - The Henrician Reformation in England

Lecture 15 - Defending the Traditional Order: Early Catholic Response

Lecture 16 - The Rise and Fall of the Kingdom of Münster

.2B PART TWO - TAPE TWO

Lecture 17 - John Calvin and the Reformation in Geneva

Lecture 18 - Catholic Renewal and Reform in Italy

Lecture 19 - The Growth and Embattlement of Protestantism

Lecture 20 - Calvinism in France and the Low Countries

.2C PART TWO - TAPE THREE

Lecture 21 - John Knox and the Scottish Reformation

Lecture 22 - Menno Simons and the Dutch Mennonites

Lecture 23 - The Council of Trent

Lecture 24 - Roman Catholicism after Trent

.3A PART THREE - TAPE ONE

Lecture 25 - Going Global: Catholic Missions

Lecture 26 - The French Wars of Religion

Lecture 27 - Religion and Politics in the Dutch Revolt

Lecture 28 - Elizabethan England: Protestants, Puritans, and Catholics

.3B PART THREE - TAPE TWO

Lecture 29 - Confessionalization in Germany

Lecture 30 - France and the Low Countries in the 1600’s

Lecture 31 - The Thirty Years’ War: Religion and Politics

Lecture 32 - Revolution and Restoration in England

.3C PART THREE - TAPE THREE

Lecture 33 - The Impact of the Reformations: Changes in Society and Culture

Lecture 34 - Were the Reformations a Success?

Lecture 35 - Reflections on Religious Change and Conflict

Lecture 36 - Expectations and Ironies

VCC-812 AMERICAN RELIGIOUS HISTORY with Patrick Allit- (A); 6 videos, 24 sessions; 30 min. ea.; Guide, The Teaching Company, 2001. (Gift)

Historian Patrick Allitt of Emory University explores the story of religious life in America from the first European contacts to the late twentieth century. He reads aloud from first-person documents as if to give history back its voice. The readings are at times sublime, deeply moving, informative, and at times even charming.

.1A PART I - TAPE ONE

Lecture 1 - Major Features of American Religious History

Lecture 2 - The European Background

Lecture 3 - Natives and newcomers

Lecture 4 - The Puritans

.1B PART I - TAPE TWO

Lecture 5 - Colonial Religious Diversity

Lecture 6 - The Great Awakening

Lecture 7 - Religion and Revolution

Lecture 8 - The Second Great Awakening

.1C PART 1 - TAPE THREE

Lecture 9 - Oneida and the Mormons

Lecture 10 - Catholicism

Lecture 11 - African-American Religion

Lecture 12 - The Civil War

.2A PART 11 - TAPE ONE

Lecture 13 - Victorian Developments

Lecture 14 - Darwin and Other Dilemmas

Lecture 15 - Judaism in the 19th Century

Lecture 16 - Fundamentalism

.2B PART TWO - TAPE TWO

Lecture 17 - War and Peace

Lecture 18 - 20th Century Catholicism

Lecture 19 - The Affluent Society

Lecture 20 - The Civil Rights Movement

.3C PART TWO - TAPE THREE

  Lecture 21 - The Counterculture and Feminism

Lecture 22 - Asian Religions

Lecture 23 - Church and State

Lecture 24 - The Enduring Religious Sensibility

VCC-813 THE LIFE AND WRITINGS OF C.S. LEWIS with Dr. Louis Markos- (A); 3 videos, 12 sessions;30 min. ea.; Guide; The Teaching Company, 2000. (Gift)

Award-winning Professor Louis Markos teaches literature at Houston Baptist University.

.1 TAPE ONE - LECTURES 1 - 4

Lecture 1 - The Legacy of C.S. Lewis

Lecture 2 - Argument by Desire: Surprised by Joy and The Pilgrim's Regress

Lecture 3 - Ethics and the Tao - Mere Christianity and The Abolition of Man

Lecture 4 - Nature and Supernature - Morality and The Problem of Pain

.2 TAPE TWO - LECTURES 5 - 8

Lecture 5 - Heaven and Hell - The Screwtape Letters and The Great Divorce

Lecture 6 - Lewis the Scholar - Apologist for the Past

Lecture 7 - Paradise Regained - The Space Trilogy I

Lecture 8 - Temptation, Struggles, and Choice - The Space Trilogy II

.3 TAPE THREE - LECTURES 9 - 12

Lecture 9 - Smuggled Theology - The Chronicles of

Narnia I

Lecture 10 - Journeys of Faith - The Chronicles of Narnia II

Lecture 11 - The Beginning and the End - The Chronicles of Narnia III

Lecture 12 - Suffering unto Wisdom - Till We have Faces and A Grief Observed

DVC-814.1 & .2 CHRISTIANITY: THE FIRST TWO THOUSAND YEARS  – (Y/A) 2 DVDs, 400 min. total, no guide, A&E, 2000.
These two DVDs draw on ancient text, the Scriptures, commentary from renowned scholars and visits to many sites where history was made to provide an account of the history of Christianity.   They tell not just the events and personalities, but all the forces behind them.

.1 THE FIRST THOUSAND YEARS.  From the Crucifixion to the coming of the Crusades, this video traces the rise of Christianity.  Scholars explore the intertwined fates of the roman Empire and the faith it persecuted, then later adopted.  Theologians reveal how the New Testament was shaped, how pagan festivals were transformed into Christian holidays, and how modern discoveries shed new light on early Christianity.

.2 THE SECOND THOUSAND YEARS.   This panoramic journey through ten centuries of belief and conflict chronicles the events and personalities of the second thousand years and also the forces behind them.   From the Crusades and the Reformation to the sweeping changes of Vatican II, each episode uses historical documents, commentaries from renowned scholars, and visits to historical sites.

DVC-815  THEOLOGIANS UNDER HITLER- (A); 1 DVD; 8 sessions; 64 min.; Guide; EcuFilm, 2005.

               This DVD tells of three great German Christian scholars of the 20th century:  Paul Althaus, Emanuel Hirsch, and Gerhard Kittel.  All three of these men were outspoken supporters of Adolf Hitler.  How could this happen in Christian Europe?  Could it happen again?  How does the scholarship of this period affect the church today?  Does the church of today retain the ability to recognize profound evil?

 

VCC-816   AQUA CHURCH CHALLENGE- with Leonard Sweet- (A); 12 sessions, 55 min. of video; Guide; Group, 2000.

        These twelve 45-60 minute interactive sessions will help you: 
    1. Explore the leadership arts that are essential in navigating today’s culture;
    2. Discover ways to transform your church into a relevant ministry force;    
    3. Learn to think and act creatively using “leadership arts” for lasting progress.

DVC-817    LOST CHRISTIANITIES - (A); 6 DVD’s, 2 lectures ea.; CD with downloadable lecturer’s materials; 11 hrs., 5 min. total; Biblical Archaeology Society, 2007.
        In 12 in-depth lectures from Biblical Archaeology Society’s Austin Seminar, three prominent Bible scholars lead the viewer on a journey to rediscover the lost people, practices and writings of the earliest Christians.
    .1 & .2    GOSPELS LOST AND FOUND by Charles W. Hedrick
        .1    Session 1- Orthodoxy and Its Earliest Competitors
                Session 2- Rewriting the Gospel: John’s Revisionist Heresy
        .2    Session 3- Secret Mark:  Ancient Fiction or Modern Forgery?
                Session 4- What’s the Flap about the Gospel of Judas?
    .3 & .4    THOMAS AND THE GNOSTICS by April D. DeConick
        .3    Session 5- What Can the Gospel of Thomas Tell Us About the Jerusalem Church and the First Aramaic Christians
                Session 6- The Road Not Taken:  The Mystical Gospel of Thomas
        .4    Session 7- Gnostic Catechism:  Who? What? Where?
                 Session 8- Where Were the Women? The Gospel According to Mary Magdalene
    .5 & .6    JESUS, JOHN AND THE JERUSALEM CHURCH by James D. Tabor;
        .5    Session 9- Hebrew Versions of Matthew and What They Tell Us about Lost Christianities
                Session 10- The Lost Followers of John the Baptist (and Jesus)
        .6    Session 11- James and the Boys:  The Mostly Forgotten Family Dynasty of Jesus
                Session 12- Disparaging Jesus:  Roman Gossip and Jewish Legend

VCC-818   AFTER THE NEW TESTAMENT:  THE WRITING OF THE APOSTOLIC FATHERS with Prof. Bert Ehrman  - (A); 6 videos; 24 sessions, ca. 30 min. per lecture; Teaching Company, 2005. (Gift)
        This course examines the various writing of the Apostolic Fathers, both to see what each of the surviving books has to say and to see how these books can instruct us about the emerging Christian Church of the 2nd century. 
    .1    A    Lectures 1-4
            1.    Introduction to the Apostolic Fathers
            2.    The Letter of 1 Clement
            3.    Church Structure in Early Christianity
            4.    The Letters of Ignatius
        B.    Lectures 5-8
            5.    Doctrinal Problems in the Early Church
            6.    Still Other Doctrinal Disputes
            7.    The Letter of Polycarp to the Philippians
            8.    The Use of Authorities in the Early Church
        C.    Lectures 9-12
            9.    The First Martyrology – Polycarp
            10.    The Persecution of the Christians
            11.    A Church Manual – The Didache of the Apostles
            12.    Ritual in the Early Church.
    .2    A    Lectures 13-16
            13.    Barnabas and the Opposition to the Jews
            14.    The Rise of Christian Anti-Semistism
            15.    2 Clement – An Early Sermon
            16.    The Use of Scriptures in the Early Church
        B    Lectures 17-20
            17.    Papias – An Early Christian Interpreter
            18.    Oral Tradition in Early Christianity
            19.    The Shepherd of Hermas – An Apcalypse
            20.    Apocalypses in Early Christianity
        C    Lectures 21-24
            21.    The Letter to Diognetus – An Apology
            22.    Apologetics in Early Christianity
            23.    The Apostolic Fathers as a Collection
            24.    The Apostolic Fathers and Proto-Orthodoxy.

DVC-819    CHRISTIANITY’S FAMILY TREE:  WHAT OTHER CHRISTIANS BELIEVE AND WHY - (A); 1 DVD; 8 sessions; 131 min.; Leader’s Guide, Book, Pastor’s Guide with CD-ROM; Abingdon Press, 2007.
        Adam Hamilton presents an inspiring vision of eight Christian denominations and  faith traditions, showing that each denomination has a unique, valuable perspective to offer to the Christian faith.  For each group he gives a brief history, outlines major beliefs, and describes some things we can learn from that tradition to strengthen our own Christian faith.
        1.    Orthodoxy – 17:58 min.
       .2.    Catholicism – 17:02 min.
        3.    Lutheranism – 18:12 min.
        4.    Presbyterianism – 14:07 min.
        5.    Anglicanism – 16:19 min.
        6.    Baptists – 15:39 min.
        7.    Pentecostalism – 16:28 min.
        8.    Methodism – 16:46 min..

DVC-820    FIVE PRACTICES with Robert Schnase - (A); 6 DVDs; 10-16 min. ea.; Guide; Book, Abingdon Press, 2008.
        Five Practices of Faithful Congregations introduces and explores the fundamental practices critical to all vibrant, growing, fruitful congregations:  Radical Hospitality, Passionate Worship, Intentional Faith Development, Risk-taking Mission and Service, and Extravagant Generosity.  This resource offers a comprehensive, yet flexible, plan for making the Five Practices a congregation-wide focus.